Word
Yaşlı adam adresi unutuyor ve parayı kaybediyor.
Meaning
The old man is forgetting the address and losing the money.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Yaşlı adam adresi unutuyor ve parayı kaybediyor.
Why is there an -i at the end of adresi?
The -i is the accusative case suffix. We add it because the address is the specific thing being acted upon (the definite direct object). It shows us that the man is forgetting "the address", not just any address.
Why is there a -y- in parayı?
Para (money) is also a specific direct object in this sentence, so it needs the accusative suffix -ı. However, because para ends in a vowel, we must use the buffer consonant -y- to keep the two vowels apart, making it parayı.
I can't find kaybediyor in the dictionary. What is the base verb?
The dictionary form is kaybetmek (to lose). It is a compound verb made from kayıp (loss) and the helper verb etmek (to do). When these combine and are followed by a vowel suffix like -iyor, the second vowel in kayıp drops out, and the t in et softens to a d. That is how it becomes kaybediyor.
Why is the ending for "is forgetting" -uyor instead of -iyor?